Nordfold (municipality)

Former municipality in Norway

Former municipality in Nordland, Norway

Nordfold Municipality

Nordfold herred

Nordfolden herred (historic)

Former municipality

View of Nordfold

Nordland within Norway

Nordfold within Nordland

Coordinates: 67°45′44″N 15°13′49″E﻿ / ﻿67.7623°N 15.2302°E﻿ / 67.7623; 15.2302
Country| Norway
County| Nordland
District| Salten
Established| 1 Jan 1906
• Preceded by| Nordfold-Kjerringøy
Disestablished| 1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by| Steigen and Sørfold
Administrative centre| Nordfold
Area

(upon dissolution)

• Total| 561 km2 (217 sq mi)
Population

(1964)

• Total| 1,212
• Density| 2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
Demonym| Nordfoldværing[1]
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| NO-1846[2]

Data from Statistics Norway

Nordfold is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 561-square-kilometre (217 sq mi) municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality surrounded the Nordfolda branch off of the Folda fjord in what is now Steigen Municipality, plus a small portion of the present-day Sørfold Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nordfold, where the Nordfold Church is located.[3][4]

## History

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The municipality of Nordfold was established on 1 January 1906 when the old Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold (population: 1,485) and Kjerringøy (population: 857). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Nordfold municipality ceased to exist. The eastern Mørsvikbotn district surrounding the Mørsvikfjorden in Nordfold (population: 268) was merged into the neighboring Sørfold Municipality. The rest of Nordfold (population: 1,212) was merged the following locations to create a new, much larger Steigen Municipality: the Brennsund area of Kjerringøy (population: 30), all of Leiranger Municipality (population: 1,397), a small part of Hamarøy Municipality (population: 77), and all of Steigen Municipality (population: 1,829).[5]

### Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Folda fjord (Old Norse: Fold). The first element is the prefix nord which means "northern". The last element is fold which has an unknown meaning (maybe "the broad one"). The inner part of the fjord is divided into two arms Nordfolda ("the northern Folda") and Sørfolda ("the southern Folda").[6] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Nordfolden. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Nordfold.[7]

## Government

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While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[8]

### Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Nordfold was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Nordfold herredsstyre 1960-1963 [9] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13
Total number of members:| 17
Nordfold herredsstyre 1956-1959 [10] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 3
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 8
Total number of members:| 17
Nordfold herredsstyre 1952-1955 [11] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 3
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 6
Total number of members:| 16
Nordfold herredsstyre 1948-1951 [12] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13
Total number of members:| 16
Nordfold herredsstyre 1945-1947 [13] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 4
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12
Total number of members:| 16
Nordfold herredsstyre 1938-1941* [14] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 2
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 11
Total number of members:| 16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

### Mayors

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The mayors of Nordfold:[15]

* 1906-1916: Peter Gylseth
* 1917–1919: Theodor I. Sivertsen
* 1920-1920: Peter Gylseth
* 1920–1922: Theodor I. Sivertsen
* 1923-1931: Agvald Vinkenes
* 1932-1942: Erling J. Vindenes[16]
* 1943–1945: Johan Aasbakk
* 1945-1951: Erling J. Vindenes[16]
* 1956–1959: Guttorm Grytøyr
* 1960–1963: Arne Arntzen

## See also

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* List of former municipalities of Norway

## References

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1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
3. ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (17 June 2017). "Nordfold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
4. ^ Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfold herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
5. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 234.
7. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 24. 1908.
8. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
15. ^ Fygle, Svein (1991). Steigen bygdebok. no: Steigen kommune (in Norwegian). pp. 472–475. ISBN 8274160290.
16. ^ a b "Vindenes, Erling Johan (1900-1984)" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

* v
* t
* e

Nordland county, Norway

* Main article: Nordland
* Capital: Bodø
* County government: Nordland County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
* Churches

| Towns and cities|

* Bodø (1816)
* Mosjøen (1875–1961, 1998)
* Narvik (1902)
* Svolvær (1918-1964, 1996)
* Mo i Rana (1923–1963, 1997)
* Brønnøysund (1923–1963, 2000)
* Sortland (1997)
* Fauske (1998)
* Sandnessjøen (1999)
* Stokmarknes (2000)
* Leknes (2002)

Municipalities|

| Helgeland|

* Alstahaug
* Bindal
* Brønnøy
* Dønna
* Grane
* Hattfjelldal
* Hemnes
* Herøy
* Leirfjord
* Lurøy
* Nesna
* Rana
* Rødøy
* Sømna
* Træna
* Vefsn
* Vega
* Vevelstad

|

Lofoten|

* Flakstad
* Moskenes
* Røst
* Vestvågøy
* Værøy
* Vågan

Ofoten|

* Evenes
* Lødingen
* Narvik

Salten|

* Beiarn
* Bodø
* Fauske
* Gildeskål
* Hamarøy
* Meløy
* Saltdal
* Steigen
* Sørfold

Vesterålen|

* Andøy
* Bø
* Hadsel
* Sortland
* Øksnes

Former Municipalities in Nordland

* Andenes (1924-1964)
* Ankenes (1884-1974)
* Ballangen (1925-2020)
* Bjørnskinn (1924-1964)
* Bodin (1838-1968)
* Borge (1838-1963)
* Brønnøysund (1923-1964)
* Buksnes (1838-1963)
* Drevja (1927-1962)
* Dverberg (1838-1964)
* Dønnes (1888-1962)
* Elsfjord (1929-1962)
* Folden (1838-1887)
* Gimsøy (1856-1964)
* Hol (1919-1963)
* Kjerringøy (1906-1964)
* Korgen (1918-1964)
* Langenes (1919-1964)
* Leiranger (1900-1964)
* Mo (1923-1964)
* Mosjøen (1875-1961)
* Nord-Rana (1839-1964)
* Nordfold (1906-1964)
* Nordfolden-Kjerringø (1887-1906)
* Nordvik (1917-1962)
* Ofoten (1838-1884)
* Stamnes-Sandnessjøen (1899-1965)
* Skjerstad (1838-1905)
* Svolvær (1918-1964)
* Sør-Rana (1929-1964)
* Tjeldsund (switched to Troms county in 2020)
* Tjøtta (1862-1965)
* Tysfjord (1869-2020)
* Valberg (1927-1963)
* Velfjord (1875-1964)

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